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The Villain

The Villain

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 25, 2009

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

64%

Original Title

Le Vilain

Production Companies

ADCB Films, StudioCanal, France 2 Cinéma, Euro Média Télévision, Manchester Films

Director

Albert Dupontel

Budget

$8,616,269

Revenue

$6,593,565

Description

With gun-toting rivals on his tail, a daring bank robber takes refuge in the quiet residential street here he grew up and where his mother, Maniette, still lives. An unscrupulous property developer, Korazy, is buying up the neighborhood to turn it into a gleaming new banking district, but to her son's disgust Maniette leads the inhabitants resistance. Her ingenious methods provoke her boy's admiration, but he fights back with sneaky traps and underhand tricks when Maniette tries to force him to do the right thing just once in his life.